Smoke-Free Affordable Housing

The Colorado Clean Indoor Air Act (CCIAA), bans smoking indoors in public places. It is important to know that any public space in multi-unit/multi-family housing must be smoke-free according to the CCIAA. This includes, elevators, stairwells, hallways, community areas, laundry rooms, etc. If a housing provider chooses to provide a smoking shelter, it cannot be enclosed in any way.

It is legal for housing providers to ban smoking activities on their properties, in their buildings and inside units. Policies may include any type of combustible tobacco (cigars, cigarettes, hookah, etc.), as well as other products that produce smoke and volatile organic compounds such as marijuana, incense and electronic cigarettes and other vaporizer devices.